Fracking is like picking chocolate chips out of a cookie.

[grntuscarora]

At least, that's what the gas industry is teaching preschoolers in PA.

http://protectingourwaters.wordpress.com/

Brainwashing tots---despicable, much?!

[zbdent]

1. close ...

with a milk chaser after someone else ate the cookie ...

[Demeter]

2. Fracking is more like picking gold fillings out of a person's mouth

and leaving them with broken, rotting teeth.

[Nihil]

4. That's a far better analogy.

(Sadly)

[wtmusic]

3. "...except those chips cause cancer and kill wildlife!"

"Susie, don't be sad!"

[limpyhobbler]

5. literally sickening.

Remember Talisman Terry from a couple years ago? The friendly frackosaurus.



http://upload.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=115x301088


Then there's this guy







CHESAPEAKE CHARLIE, THE FRACKING BEAGLE |

Meet Chesapeake Charlie, the friendly fracking mascot of natural gas giant Chesapeake Energy, owned by billionaire Aubrey McClendon. “Charlie is an orange-tinged beagle whose coloring book takes youngsters through the entire life cycle of what the Oklahoma City company calls a ‘clean-burning, affordable, abundant and American fuel.’”

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2011/08/02/251417/chesapeake-charlie-the-fracking-beagle

[grntuscarora]

6. Get them while they're young.

It's one of the guiding principles of corporate America.

[hunter]

7. It's like they are picking chocolate chips out of YOUR cookies...

... and urinating on what's left.